Locomotive driving-box



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W. J. HBALY.

LOGOMOTIVE DRIVING BOX. v No. 317,774. PatentedMay 12, 1885.

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WILLIAM J. HEALY, OF SUSQUEHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA.

LoooMoTwE calvitie-'Box SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.317,7'7d, dated May 12, 1885.

Application tiled April 1, 1885.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM J. HEALY, of Susquehanna, in the county ofSusquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Locomotive Driving-Boxes, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an elevation of a locomotive driving-box to which myimprovement has been applied.- Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the same,taken through the linea` Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of thesame, taken through the line g/ y, Fig. 2.v

The object of this invention is to cheapen the manufacture of locomotivedriving-boxes and promote security and durability in the use of saidboxes.

The invention consists in a locomotive driving-box, with its cellarsecured in place by set-screws passing through the side of the saidcellar, the heads of said set-screws resting against the said box andlocked in place by jam-nuts. The cellar is further secured in place bystraps placed below the said cellar and secured to the bottom of the boxby studs and nuts. The cellar is held from lateral motion by ribs castupon the bottom of the said cellar and resting against the strapsattached to the bottom of the box. The cellar also has an opening in oneof its walls which is closed by an independent plate, the object ofwhich will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents a locomotive driving-box made with grooves B on its sidesto receive the wedges between which it is placed. In the open bottom ofthe driving-box A is placed the cellar F, to receive the oil and cottonwaste,t0 keep the driving-wheel journal lubricated. The cellar F is madeso much narrower than the open bottom of the drivingbox A that it can beinserted in the said open bottom in a rough state as the said box andcellar come from the molds, so that the labor and expense of planing thesaid parts will be avoided. In one side of the cellar F are twoscrew-holes to receive the set-screws G, the heads of -which restagainst the inner surface of the driving-box A. lIhe set-screws G arekept from working loose by jam-nuts H, placed upon them and screwed upagainst (No model.)

the side of the cellar F. By this construction the cellar F will be heldrmly in place and the sides of 'the driving-box A (where the wedges fit)kept parallel.

On the lower corners of the driving-box A are inserted screw-studs I,passing through holes in the ends of the straps J, and having nuts Kscrewed upon them to hold the said straps J up against the bottom of thecellar F to support the said cellar squarely in place. Upon the bottomof the cellar F are cast ribs or lugs', L, in such positions as to restagainst the inner edges of the straps, J, and thus hold the cellar Ffrom lateral motion.

An opening is provided in one of the walls of the cellar and closed upby an independent plate, N, secured in place by screw-stud M and nut O.The object of the pla-te N is to permit of removing, replacing, oroiling the cotton waste in said cellar' without taking the cellar out ofthe driving-box.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. In a locomotive driving-box, the combination,withthe box A and the cellar F, ofthe set-screws G and jam-nuts H,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said cellarwill be held securely in place and the sides of the said drivingbox willbe supported against inward pressure, as set forth.

2. In a locomotive driving-box, the combination, with the box A, havingstuds I and nuts K, and the cellar F, of the straps J, substantially 4asherein shown and described, whereby the said cellar will be supportedsquarely in place, as set forth.

3. In a locomotive driving box, the cellar F, made substantially asherein shown and described, with ribs L upon its bottom, to

adapt the said cellar to be held from lateral motion by straps attachedto the bottom of the said box, as set forth.

4. In a locomotive driving-box, the cellar F, provided with an openingin one wall, closed up by an independent plate, N, held in its place bymeans of screw-stud M and nut O, allowing for the packing of the cellarwithout removing said cellar from its place on the locomotive, as setforth.

WILLIAM J. IIEALY.

Witnesses:

EUGENE OHRIsTEN, WILLIAM A. HEALY.

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